Management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 929-939

  Adkison, J D ^a   Konzem, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BITOLTEROL; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LEVALBUTEROL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PIRBUTEROL; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; TERBUTALINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG INDICATION; DYSPNEA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SPUTUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 0034885354     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.21.11.929.34523     Document Type: Review

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